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Omicron sub-variant BA.2 harder to identify, found in 5 African nations -WHO
Date: 2022-02-03 18:20:24 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:105 - ID:9399897
GENEVA, Feb 3 (MENA) – The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron has been found in five African countries, a World Health Organization scientist said on Thursday, adding she was concerned about the development because samples of BA.2 may not be spotted as a ....
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Biden: US raid in Syria killed Daesh leader Abu Ibrahim Al Hashimi Al Quraishi
Date: 2022-02-03 17:55:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:94 - ID:9399841
NEW YORK, Feb 3 (MENA) - The leader of the violent Daesh group was killed during an overnight raid carried out by US special forces in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, President Joe Biden said Thursday. The raid targeted Abu Ibrahim Al ....
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FAO: Global food prices rise in January
Date: 2022-02-03 17:44:19 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:91 - ID:9399637
GENEVA, Feb 3 (MENA) - The gauge for world food prices went up in January, largely catalyzed by supply-side constraints for vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported on Thursday. The FAO Vegetable ....
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WHO: 11% of Africans inoculated, Africa needs to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination six-fold
Date: 2022-02-03 16:48:06 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:82 - ID:9399693
GENEVA, Feb 3 (MENA) - With only 11 percent of the population fully vaccinated in Africa, the vaccination rate on the African continent needs to increase six times to meet the 70 percent target set for mid-2022, warned Thursday the World Health ....
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Biden says US raid in Syria killed Daesh leader
Date: 2022-02-03 13:44:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:9399419
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden said Thursday that a US raid in Syria killed the leader of Daesh terrorist group, ABC News reported. "Last night at my direction, US military forces in northwest Syria successfully undertook a ....
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Japan's daily COVID-19 cases exceed 100,000 for first time
Date: 2022-02-03 12:16:15 GMT - Japan - World - SN:54 - ID:9399195
TOKYO, Feb 3 (MENA) - Japan posted more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases on Thursday for the first time with the accumulated nationwide total also soaring past 3 million the same day. About 40 percent of all COVID-19 cases in Japan during the pandemic ....
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US preparing new package of economic assistance to Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-03 11:15:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:49 - ID:9399089
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (MENA) - The White House has officially confirmed that the U.S. side is working with the Government of Ukraine on a new package of economic assistance against the background of Russia’s aggression. “Yes, we have been discussing ....
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Russia reports over 155,700 daily COVID-19 cases — crisis center
Date: 2022-02-03 10:39:10 GMT - Russia - World - SN:42 - ID:9398830
MOSCOW, Feb 3 (MENA) - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 155,768 over the past day to 12,284,564, TASS quoted the anti-coronavirus crisis center as saying on Thursday. In relative terms, the growth rate reached 1.3%. As many as 17,792 ....
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Poland reports 54,477 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2022-02-03 10:32:44 GMT - Poland - World - SN:40 - ID:9398877
WARSAW, Feb 3 (MENA) - Poland on Thursday reported 54,477 new coronavirus infections and 307 more deaths, bringing the country's total number of cases since the outbreak of the pandemic to 5,035,796 and fatalities to 106,060, Radio Poland ....
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Japan reports 38,735 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-02-03 10:10:10 GMT - Japan - World - SN:37 - ID:9398668
TOKYO, Feb 3 (MENA) - Japan reported on Thursday 38,735 new coronavirus cases, upping the total number of cases to 2,959,907, according to NHK. As many as 21 deaths were reported, upping the tally to 19,001. The number of recovered persons ....
